Fourth Finnish Infantry Regiment: a rare gold and enamel jeton, Eduard Kortman, St. Petersburg, 1899-1908

of shield form with four hinged leaves, the front applied with translucent red enamel epaulet inscribed 4F below an Imperial eagle, the reverse with three epaulets enamelled in opaque blue and white, dated 1895-1905 and with a scroll monogram below, the interior of the leaves engraved with the names of the officers of the regiment, 56 standard, in original fitted case

Sotheby's Olympia, 20 November 2003, lot 71A

Minor losses to the enamel on reverse.
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